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Rob Pollard with Fueled By KIND (284) checks his tire pressure at the bike staging area of the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Pollard and his team mates earned 183rd overall and 14th in the Recreational Mixed division with a time of 9:11:17. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Steve Dempsey of Bellingham with Boomer's Drive-In hops over obstacles as he starts the cyclocross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Boomer's Drive-In won first place overall and first place in the competitive open category with a total time of 5:58:54. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Brian Ecker with Beavers Tree Service (290) hops over obstacles as he starts the cyclocross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Beavers Tree Service won second place overall with first in the Whatcom County Open division with a time of 6:01:05. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Robert Rogers leads his team Schmidt Orthodontics Greatest American Heroes (112) out of the Nooksack River at the cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Rogers and his team earned sixth place overall and first in the Masters division with a time of 6:24:51. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Roy Colven, left, helps his team remove the canoe from the Nooksack River at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Colven and his team Boomer's Drive-In Veterans won fifth place overall and first palce in the Veterans division with a total time of 6:24:36. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Ale Brown with the Cascaderaiders (250) grabs his bike at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Casaceraiders earned 182nd overall and 13th in the Recreational Mixed division with a time of 9:11:05. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Ted Schwarts with the team Neiner Neiner Weiner (177) at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Neiner Neiner Weiner wond 13th overall with seventh in the Competitive open division with a time of 6:43:54. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Colin Waichler with the Kid Goats (264) helps his team mates Lazo Gitchos and Henry Jones pull the canoe from the Nooksack River at the canoe to cyclocross exchange area during the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. The Kid Goats earned 55th place overall and second in the High School division with a time of 7:53:38. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Bicycles await their chance to race at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Josh Parrish with the WompMobile (232) pedals through a field along La Bounty Road during the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. WompMobile earned 35th place overall and first in the Car-Free division with a time of 7:21:47. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Tom Iverson with All Spawned Out and Headed for the Bay (220) the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, along La Bounty Road in Ferndale, Wash. All Spawned Out and Headed for the Bay earned 45th place overall and fourth place in the Veterans division with a time of 7:43:45. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Marie Beaver with Real Housewives of Whatcom County (61) climbs a hill at the intersection of Slater Road and Rural Avenue during the cyclecross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. The Real Housewives of Whatcom County earned 44th place overall and first in the Recreation Women division with a time of 7:42:25. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Andrew Ross with Cordata Dental (285) climbs the hill at the intersection of Slater Road and Rural Avenue during the cyclecross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. Cordata Dental earned 47th overall and first in the Family division with a time of 7:47:58. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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A lady plays with her dog along the beach of the Nooksack River at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Lyle Haugsven with #calmerthanyouare (137) rides through a field along La Bounty Road during the cylcecros leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. #calmerthanyouare earned 78th place overall with third in the Competitive Mixed division with a time of 8:16:04. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Noel Phillips with the Jedi Ponies (207) rides across a field along La Bounty Drive during the cyclocross portion of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. The Jedi Ponies earned 46th overall and second place in the Car-Free division with a time of 7:44:25. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Steve Dempsey, right, of Bellingham, helps team mates Eric Gerstl and Michael Hammer out of the Nooksack River at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Boomer's Drive-In won first place overall and first place in the competitive open category with a total time of 5:58:54. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Carson Berry of the Galloping Gonads (168) helps his team mates James Healy and Stephanie Shea pull their boat from the Nooksack River at canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. The Galloping Gonads earned 40th place overall and second place in the Recreational Open division with a time of 7:34:54. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Cyclocross racer Ashley Paul James guides his Rudy's Pizzaria (13) team mates Alan Lipp and Dan Moseley to the landing beach of the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. Rudy's Pizzaria won third place overall and second place in the Competitive Open division with a time of 6:19:04. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Kara Lackey with The Delicate Flowers (215) pedals through a field along La Bounty Drive in cyclocross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. The Delicate Flowers earned 38th place overall and second in the Competitive Mixed division with a time of 7:33:58. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Jason Lichtenberger with LIFE Aesthetic Center (156) laughs while climbing a hill at the intersection of Slater Road and Rural Avenue during the cyclecross leg of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, in Ferndale, Wash. LIFE Aesthetic Center did not complete the race. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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The crowd cheers as Tyson Bull and Stuart Rahkola with the Okanangan Express (63) approach the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. The Okananagan Express earned seventh palce overall and second in the masters division with a time of 6:25:04. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Anders Malsbary, 7, and his sister Annika, 4, listen to announcements while waiting for the action to begin at the canoe to cyclocross transfer station of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovender Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
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Carson Berry with the Galloping Gonads (168) rides across a field along La Bounty Drive during the cyclocross portion of the 2017 Ski to Sea on Sunday May 28, 2017, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, Wash. The Galloping Gonads earned 40th place overall and second place in the Recreational Open division with a time of 7:34:54. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)
